Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman John Higgins was killed in a motorcycle accident while on patrol in the town of Southborough. He had just left the Framingham Barracks when his motorcycle collided with an automobile on Framingham Road and Newton Street. Patrolman Higgins had been with the agency for nine months.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Higgins served with the Massachusetts State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of Massachusetts. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Higgins.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman John E. Higgins is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MA, 158 of 469 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Massachusetts State Police, 25 of 38 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 65.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John E. Higgins's cause is highlighted.
How John E. Higgins Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John E. Higgins is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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